Mary River Lifestyle
Crocodiles on the Mary River in Australia's Northern Territory are regularly culled because they attack the local wildlife and the livestock that use the river. This film looks at how local farmers and crocodile cullers struggle to protect their animals from the crocodiles.
00.18 - Crocodile in cage snaps jaws
00.57 - Overhead panning shot of floodplains of Mary River
01:02 - Panning along buffaloes grazing on the plains
01:22 - Buffaloes wading through the river and rolling in the water
02:04 - Herons floating on river
02:12 - Crocodile with jaws open lying on a log in the river
02:39 - Blue-headed heron fishing along water's edge
03:02 - Close up of crocodile's eye
03:08 - Crocodile pushing itself off river bank into the water
03:29 - Crocodile's head in river amongst large lily pads, then submerges itself
03:32 - Underwater shot of submerged crocodile on river bed, then leaps for prey
03:58 - Crocodile bite on horse's hind leg being washed
05:22 - Wild pigs/boars around walking alongside and through the river
06:17 - Herd of buffalo galloping past camera
09:22 - Group of crocodiles in river at night
09:46 - Close up overhead panning along crocodile from nose to tip of tail
11:03 - Kangaroo hopping about on plain looking for food
11:24 - Crocodile dragging kangaroo into river in its jaws
11:34 - Dingo eating carcase
13:41 - Helicopter flying over floodplains
13:54 - Helicopter flying low over the buffalo to herd them in a particular direction
16:11 - Buffalo being herded into pens with a truck
20:18 - Man stands on crocodile trap and prods captured reptile with a stick
21:31 - Crocodile is towed from river by a rope attached to a truck
22:12 - Man slices dead crocodile open and starts to remove the skin
24:22 - Large lizard walking across plain
25:54 - Carrion birds eating dead, skinned crocodile carcase
28:28 - Man washes crocodile skins with a pressure hose
FULL SYNOPSIS
00.57 - Overhead panning shot of floodplains of Mary River
01:02 - Panning along buffaloes grazing on the plains
01:22 - Buffaloes wading through the river and rolling in the water
02:04 - Herons floating on river
02:12 - Crocodile with jaws open lying on a log in the river
02:39 - Blue-headed heron fishing along water's edge
03:02 - Close up of crocodile's eye
03:08 - Crocodile pushing itself off river bank into the water
03:29 - Crocodile's head in river amongst large lily pads, then submerges itself
03:32 - Underwater shot of submerged crocodile on river bed, then leaps for prey
03:58 - Crocodile bite on horse's hind leg being washed
05:22 - Wild pigs/boars around walking alongside and through the river
06:17 - Herd of buffalo galloping past camera
09:22 - Group of crocodiles in river at night
09:46 - Close up overhead panning along crocodile from nose to tip of tail
11:03 - Kangaroo hopping about on plain looking for food
11:24 - Crocodile dragging kangaroo into river in its jaws
11:34 - Dingo eating carcase
13:41 - Helicopter flying over floodplains
13:54 - Helicopter flying low over the buffalo to herd them in a particular direction
16:11 - Buffalo being herded into pens with a truck
20:18 - Man stands on crocodile trap and prods captured reptile with a stick
21:31 - Crocodile is towed from river by a rope attached to a truck
22:12 - Man slices dead crocodile open and starts to remove the skin
24:22 - Large lizard walking across plain
25:54 - Carrion birds eating dead, skinned crocodile carcase
28:28 - Man washes crocodile skins with a pressure hose